See beyond conventional vision.
Hyperspectral imaging solutions for research, innovation and industry.
Photonics Open Projects develops compact, reconfigurable spectral imaging solutions that turn invisible spectral information into actionable data: from ONE-PIX for hands-on research and teaching to PRO-PIX for demanding industrial deployment.
Start experimenting. Develop your application. Scale when you’re ready.
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ONE-PIX
Start exploring hyperspectral imaging with a community, accessible and modular platform for teaching, research and experimentation.
Need something specific?
From sensor configuration to application development, we can help adapt hyperspectral imaging to meet your requirements.
PRO-PIX
Hyperspectral imaging for demanding applications. A reconfigurable spectral imaging platform designed for professional and industrial use.
The right spectrum, in the right place, at the right time
Actionable data in near real time, without a hypercube to store.
A targeted, intelligent measurement, in near real time
RGB image
View of the scene
One optical chain for both the RGB and the hyperspectral image
Segmentation
Identification of the zones of interest
Algorithm dedicated to your use case
Spatial modulation
Only the useful zones are selected
Optical spatial modulator (or equivalent)
Resolved spectral measurement
Each zone is analysed with a spectral detector
Spectra measured only on the zones of interest
- Plant health
- Nutrient needs
- Yield estimation
- Stress detection
- Local maps and decisions
Actionable results in near real time
Directly usable indicators
Sources: Vergara-Diaz et al. (2020); Bruning et al. (2020).
Advantages of compressed hyperspectral imaging
PRO-PIX does not produce hypercubes, but useful data.
Near real time
Decisions closer to the field
Targeted measurement
Only what is needed is measured
No hypercubes
Less storage, less processing, lower costs
Accessible
Technology designed for field users, with no advanced spectral expertise needed
Application areas
Precision agriculture
Crop health, water stress and phenotyping from field-scale spectral maps.
Food processing
Sorting and quality control based on real spectral signatures, not visual inspection alone.
Geology
Mineral and material discrimination in the field or on the production line.
Health care
Non-invasive tissue and sample analysis built on the same compressive sensing core.
Food and mineral photos: Maksym Kozlenko and JJ Harrison, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Ready to move into spectral imaging?
ONE-PIX doesn’t work like a conventional camera: Fourier patterns are projected onto the scene, a spectral sensor takes the measurements, and the hypercube is then reconstructed in Python. The hardware and software are open, documented and adaptable to your needs.
University€5,000 excl. VAT-15%ONE-PIX kit + multispectral sensor, native interface, Jupyter Notebook, GitHub Community documentation.
For teaching hyperspectral imaging in lab classes.
Engineering€6,500 excl. VAT-15%ONE-PIX kit + spectrometer, reconfigurable control and analysis tools, PRO-PIX data, methods documentation.
For developing your own methods, such as mapping the chlorophyll in a leaf.
Platform€9,700 excl. VAT-20%ONE-PIX kit + DIY kit + spectrometer + multispectral sensor, reconfigurable tools, assembly and calibration documentation, prototyping with the open-source community.
For equipping a shared facility and extending your imaging set-up.
Prices excl. VAT, end-of-year 2026 offers. Request a demonstration or check your spectrometer’s compatibility.
ONE-PIX Webinar 2026
We are delighted to invite you to the third edition of our webinar dedicated to the ONE-PIX single-pixel hyperspectral sensor, on the 27th of November 2026.
Join us to discover this year's advances around this open-source unconventional imaging platform, designed for higher education and applied research.
Program
- Extended functionalities: introducing the release of a new version of the ONE-PIX software on GitHub.
- Photonics practical work: pedagogical workflows co-developed with teaching teams, including an original teaching pathway to revisit Fourier optics.
- Industry applications: feedback on automated sample measurement, with a guest demonstration of the kit in the plant nutrition sector.
- Research and innovation: implementation of state-of-the-art concepts in compressed sensing imaging, and perhaps a few surprises to discover together!